Climate change-related indicators, 2022
Last year for the first time Slovenia reached the target share of energy from renewable sources
Climate change-related indicators show the consequences of anthropogenic causes of climate change, the impacts of climate change on various ecosystems, and the need for faster adaptation to them.
Decrease in the share of fossil fuels in the energy supply
In the last observed year the values of all selected indicators, showing human causes of climate change that deal with sources of emissions, decreased. In 2022, the value of total energy intensity of production activities of the national economy indicator decreased the most (by 8.5%) and amounted to 5.8 terajoules (TJ) per million euros. In 2023, the share of fossil fuels in the energy supply decreased by 3.3 percentage points to 55.9%.
Slightly less greenhouse gas emissions from production activities, and more from households
Among indicators that outline the greenhouse gas emissions a downward trend was also detected in most of their values in 2022. The amount of total greenhouse gas emissions from the national economy slightly decreased (by 0.2%) to 16,682 kilotonnes of CO2 equivalent (kt CO2 eq) in 2022. The amounts of greenhouse gas emissions from production activities went down by 5.2% to 12,004 kt CO2 eq. In the same year, the amounts of greenhouse gas emissions from households increased by slightly more than a tenth and reached the highest value so far, 4,309 kt CO2 eq.
Level of water stress lower, air temperature anomaly higher
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), after four consecutive years of increase, in 2021 the level of water stress in Slovenia decreased by 7.2%. The amount of abstracted water represented 6.3% of total available freshwater resources. The mean air temperature anomaly in Slovenia, with respect to the 1961–1990 base period, exceeded 2 °C for the first time in 2014, while the highest temperature anomaly (2.60 °C) was measured for the second consecutive year in 2023.
The target share of energy from renewable sources reached
In 2023, Slovenia reached the target share of energy from renewable sources (RES) in gross final energy consumption, it was 25.07% or 0.07 of a percentage point higher than in 2022, when the binding target was reached through the mechanism of statistical transfer of renewable energy sources from Croatia. The share of total climate change related subsidies and similar transfers decreased in 2021 by 0.04 of a percentage point and amounted to 0.10% of GDP. The share of energy and transport related taxes in total taxes and social contributions decreased since 2013 by almost a third and represented 7.36% of total taxes in 2023.
More than a tenth of utilised agricultural areas with organic farming or in conversion
The share of utilised agricultural areas included in the system of control of organic production (with certificate and in the process of conversion) has increased by almost 2.5 times since 2004. In 2023, it grew by 0.3 of a percentage point and reached 11.4%. The value of the water use efficiency indicator, which enables countries to assess the extent to which their economic growth depends on the use of their water resources, according to the FAO estimate grew by 17 % in Slovenia and reached 48 dollars per m3 of water in 2021.
In the last observed year the values of all selected indicators, showing human causes of climate change that deal with sources of emissions, decreased. In 2022, the value of total energy intensity of production activities of the national economy indicator decreased the most (by 8.5%) and amounted to 5.8 terajoules (TJ) per million euros. In 2023, the share of fossil fuels in the energy supply decreased by 3.3 percentage points to 55.9%.
Slightly less greenhouse gas emissions from production activities, and more from households
Among indicators that outline the greenhouse gas emissions a downward trend was also detected in most of their values in 2022. The amount of total greenhouse gas emissions from the national economy slightly decreased (by 0.2%) to 16,682 kilotonnes of CO2 equivalent (kt CO2 eq) in 2022. The amounts of greenhouse gas emissions from production activities went down by 5.2% to 12,004 kt CO2 eq. In the same year, the amounts of greenhouse gas emissions from households increased by slightly more than a tenth and reached the highest value so far, 4,309 kt CO2 eq.
Level of water stress lower, air temperature anomaly higher
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), after four consecutive years of increase, in 2021 the level of water stress in Slovenia decreased by 7.2%. The amount of abstracted water represented 6.3% of total available freshwater resources. The mean air temperature anomaly in Slovenia, with respect to the 1961–1990 base period, exceeded 2 °C for the first time in 2014, while the highest temperature anomaly (2.60 °C) was measured for the second consecutive year in 2023.
The target share of energy from renewable sources reached
In 2023, Slovenia reached the target share of energy from renewable sources (RES) in gross final energy consumption, it was 25.07% or 0.07 of a percentage point higher than in 2022, when the binding target was reached through the mechanism of statistical transfer of renewable energy sources from Croatia. The share of total climate change related subsidies and similar transfers decreased in 2021 by 0.04 of a percentage point and amounted to 0.10% of GDP. The share of energy and transport related taxes in total taxes and social contributions decreased since 2013 by almost a third and represented 7.36% of total taxes in 2023.
More than a tenth of utilised agricultural areas with organic farming or in conversion
The share of utilised agricultural areas included in the system of control of organic production (with certificate and in the process of conversion) has increased by almost 2.5 times since 2004. In 2023, it grew by 0.3 of a percentage point and reached 11.4%. The value of the water use efficiency indicator, which enables countries to assess the extent to which their economic growth depends on the use of their water resources, according to the FAO estimate grew by 17 % in Slovenia and reached 48 dollars per m3 of water in 2021.
METHODOLOGICAL NOTE
The published data refer to the selected set of indicators that was prepared in line with the international recommendations of a special group of statisticians operating under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), which prepared 44 climate change-related indicators.
The indicators focus on environmental, social and economic areas and are grouped into five areas related to climate change for ease of review and interpretation:
- drivers: indicators show human causes of climate change that deal with sources of emissions;
- emissions: indicators show greenhouse gas emissions and their human causes;
- impacts: indicators show impacts of climate change on human and natural systems;
- mitigation: indicators show people's efforts to mitigate the consequences of climate change;
- adaptations: indicators show adaptation of people to the consequences of climate change.
The Statistical Office prepared an experimental set of 21 indicators for Slovenia based on the current availability of data, the development of the indicator and its methodological framework.
The indicators focus on environmental, social and economic areas and are grouped into five areas related to climate change for ease of review and interpretation:
- drivers: indicators show human causes of climate change that deal with sources of emissions;
- emissions: indicators show greenhouse gas emissions and their human causes;
- impacts: indicators show impacts of climate change on human and natural systems;
- mitigation: indicators show people's efforts to mitigate the consequences of climate change;
- adaptations: indicators show adaptation of people to the consequences of climate change.
The Statistical Office prepared an experimental set of 21 indicators for Slovenia based on the current availability of data, the development of the indicator and its methodological framework.
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